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Donnell Preston

Case from Kansas City, KS dated Feb 07, 2019

Victim Details

Donnell C. Preston

Male

Black / African American

Kansas City

KS

2019-02-07

21

Donnell

Preston

06/22/2026

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On a cold February morning in 2019, the life of Donnell C. Preston, a 21-year-old Black/African American male, was tragically cut short in Kansas City, Kansas. In the early hours of February 7th, just after 12:30 a.m., police officers were dispatched to the 300 block of North 70th Terrace following reports of a shooting. Upon their arrival, they discovered a young man who had sustained fatal gunshot wounds. Emergency fire crews were unable to render aid and pronounced him dead at the scene.
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  • KMBC: Kansas City, Kansas police investigate overnight homicide
  • KSHB: Police ID man found shot to death in KCK
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